LGBT rights in Rio de Janeiro (state)

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBT people. Homosexuality is legal in the state.

Recognition of same-sex unions

On 17 April 2013, The General Magistrate of Justice of Rio de Janeiro, Judge Valmir de Oliveira Silva, published a legal ruling authorizing same-sex marriage in the state if local judges agree. Same sex weddings are poised to begin in the coming days.[1] According to the ruling (25/2013), a couples' request must be registered by civil registry officers, who have to give 15 days for the district to decide if they agree. If they don't agree, the marriage cannot proceed.[2]

LGBT adoption

References

  1. ↑ "Rio de Janeiro state legalizes gay marriage". 17 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013..
  2. ↑ "Rio de Janeiro facilita casamento gay em todo estado; uniões ainda passam por aval de juiz". Acapa. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013. O pedido então será encaminhado ao juiz da comarca responsável, que decidirá sobre cada caso
  3. ↑ Adoption by same-sex couple in Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Adoption by same-sex couple in Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Adoption by same-sex couple in Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese)


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